Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
ECHOES FROM THE RAIL.
A New Patent Brake on the e., VI. Il
st.P. Road--FuIIer to Test t--Other
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Kali Matters.
There came down on the c., NJ. & st.
P. stub train from Savanna Saturday. a
new baggage car. No. SO. which was
equipped with six wheel trucks and a
new patent device for setting brakes in
case the car leaves the track. Between
each wheel large iron shoe" is sus>
pended few inches above the rail. The
moment wheel leaves the track, this
shoe strikes the rail, raising rod con
nected with the air pipes, and every
brake is Immediately set. This will
greatly lessen the danger of fatal aces
dents, and may often keep train from
going down an emhankment. The raul
way officials put the car on Capt. Tom
Fuller's train. and he ad the distinction
of taking it out on its first run. The
company is either anxious to do every
thing possible to shield Fuller from dan>
ger, or else it thinks il can spare him
better than anyone else, and will risk his
neck to test the new brake by pulling
rail out somewhere and letting him
down on the ties. Fuller reserves his
| opinion of the new brake until after a
practical application of the same, which
is liable to occur at any moment.
TRACK TALK.
VIM Jackson and his son, William,
Jr. engineer and fireman respectively on
the c., R l. & P have been transferred
to the southwest
James V McRaith, agent of the c., NJ
& St P at Davenport, has been suoceed>
ed by J. H Holcomb, formerly agent at
Anamosa. McRaith has left the railroad
busiuess entirely.
There is considerable speculation rs to
the meaning OF the new order torbiddiug
the transferring of Rock Island & Peoria
tickets on C, r. |. Il P trains The
r l. Il P is virtually a c.. K. [. & P
line. and the new order has created some
thing of sensation.
The G.. b. & Q has placed IN the
| Harper aud Rock Island house one of the
neatest advertising designs that has
ever been introduced by railroad CONS
pany. 1t is 4 small polished brass plate
with oak frame, on which is sketched in
the road" Burlington Route-C., B. Il
Q R. R"
Agent Holmes of tue c., NJ Il St P,
has received new commondity tariff
between Milwaukee. Racine and Racine
junction and Davenport. Rock Island
and Moline, Savanna, Sabula and Du-
buque. 1t shows gradual and general
reduction in rates between the points
named under the inter state law. Twenty
four thousand pounds is the minimum.
Iron, for instance in car load lots is now
ten cents, whereas it was IS before
agricultural implements are now Is, the
rate was IS cents before Lumber is Il
.inues.
In the future the present Oskalooss
tram gu the G. r | & P, which pass
es through Rock Island at 1906, D. m.
going east and $50 p IN going south
west, will make direct connec-
tions to and from Burlington. No s
| (the eastward train. which now arrives
at.COlumbus Junction. Iowa, at 9:45 q.
m. will be held twenty minutes
1OO5-in order to get connected with the
B.. C. r. & n train No from BurIng>
ton. Train No. : tthe west~bound train
will have direct connection to Burlington
at Columbus Junction by B., c. r. & n.
train No. T. 1t is understood that this
will nccessitLte no change of time fol
| this train so far rs Rock Island is con
/ ut tNtutN ulthuttS WHICH tbt
east-bound train loses by the wait at
Columbus Junction will be made up be
tween the Junction and Rock Island. By
this change, n passenger may leave Rock
Island at 800 p. IN. and arrive at Bur
lington at O'Clock This puts the c..
r. l. & P. in active competition with the
c.. B. & @ for Burlington passenger
travel.
1t is very clear that the rivalry between
the great western railroads is far more
powerful than the influence of the inter
state commerce bill. This is evidenced
by the extensive building projects OF
hand. Thus the c.. B. & @. and c., r
|. & P. companies have both started OF
very important extensions westward
The q" is pushing line through
Nebraska to Laramie, Wyo. another to
| Cheyenne. and another north toward tn,
Black Hills country, and now, appar.
emily. has decided ON an extension from
Denver across the mountains of Colorado
with The Pacific coast as very likely tn,
ultimate destination. The Rock ISLAND
has determined to reach Denver by push
ing long arm from its Chicago. Kansas
& Nebraska line through the forth tiel
of counties in Kansas, while at the sam,
time it is extending dlagonally across
that from Topeka. with El Paso Texas
rs its apparent destination. Meantime
the Missouri Pacific is also hurryins
west through Kansas to Denver anC
the Atchison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe i.
building two lines to that point.
| T. J Potter's connection with th.
Union Pacific is still being regarded il
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